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200105490IWTI-01
ITEM NO. 59434
Ages 7 and up
User manual
A division of Hasbro, Inc.
Where Technology Comes to Play!
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Quick Start Guide
Fast Flicks is a cool, dual-mode digital camera that can take and store up to
50 high Resolution or 100 low resolution still images. Set to Zoom and you
can get a close-up shot from far away. Switch modes and you can record mini
movies of up to
30 seconds.
Link Fast Flicks to your PC via the USB cable (supplied) and you can download
photos for E-mailing or printing. Link Fast Flicks to your TV via the Video cable
and you can view your photos as a slide show in your front room or bedroom.
Product Features
View Finder
Mirror
Lens
Hook
Other features include LCD Status Display, which lets you know how many
photos you have taken and a timer so you can take shots of yourself.
• 1 x Fast Flicks Camera
• 1 x Installation CD-ROM
• 1 x USB cable, 5 feet, transparent
• 1 x TV cable, 4 feet, black color
• 1 x User manual
Package Contents
Battery Installation
To power up the unit, 3 new AAA (Alkaline) batteries should be placed in the
battery compartment. To do this you will need to unscrew the safety screw
and remove the battery compartment cover. Once the batteries are in place
and the cover is replaced and fixed with the screw, slide the On/Off switch
to ON. Press the Power button. The LCD will glow and you will hear three
beeps signaling the power is on.
Place the 3 x AAA alkaline batteries.
• Package Contents 2
• Product Features 2
• Battery installation 2 - 3
• Using Fast Flicks 3 - 6
• Taking a photo
• Changing the picture quality
• Movie
• Zoom X2
• Timer
• Waste bin
• Status LCD
• Green LED Indicator
• CD-ROM Software installation 6 - 7
• Downloading images to your Computer 8
• Viewing images on your TV 8 - 13
• Product Specifications 13 - 14
• Legal information 15
• Product warranty 16
Contents:
View finder
Status LCD
Main Power
On/Off
Shutter button
Power/Standby
Mode/Scroll
Select/Timer
Take off the battery door.
Instructions for the software included in this packaging are included on the
CD ROM.
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If you press the Mode button once, you will see ‘FEA’. Press the Select button
once, and the quality will change from Fine to Norm (Normal). Wait for about
5 seconds. The screen will go back to operating mode with the picture quality
now changed to NORM (Normal). To change to Econ, Zoom x2 and Movie
modes, follow the same process, but press ‘select’ two, three, four and five
times respectively.
Changing the Picture quality
Using Fast Flicks
Just put in the batteries, turn the slide switch from off to on and press the
Power button once, and you are ready to shoot! The LCD display will look
like this.
Preparing to take a photo.
To save battery power always turn your camera off at the on/off switch.
This will save battery power but the internal memory will be erased and the
TV settings will be reset to default.
Battery Low Detection
When the battery is Low, the last segment of the battery icon will flash. This
means you have 30 minutes to change the battery before it runs out. If the
battery does run out completely, all image and movie files along with any
settings will be cleared. We advise you to download all your files on to your
PC whenever you see this icon flashing just to make sure you do not lose any
files.
You can replace the battery when the camera is plugged to your PC via the
USB port. Because the PC powers the camera via the USB port, no files or
settings will be lost during the changing of the batteries.
Important: All memory will be erased and TV settings will be reset to default
once the On/Off switch is turned to the off position.
When the unit is turned on, press the shutter and it will take a photo. You will
see the film counter jump from 0 to bSY or busy to 1. You will also hear one
beep as you press the button and another to confirm the camera has saved
the picture.
Taking a photo
Shooting a Movie
Fast Flicks can take up to a 30-second movie clip, which you can play back on
your PC/Mac using QuickTime (supplied on the software CD).
1. To record a movie simply select the Movie mode in the Quality selection mode.
2. Press the Mode button once, press the Select button 4 times. You will see the Movie
icon on.
3. Press Mode button until you see the film counter.
4. Once the Movie mode is set, press the shutter and hold. The unit will beep constantly.
The movie is now being taken and is saving to the internal memory.
5. After 30 seconds it will stop.
6. You can stop the movie recording at any time before it is automatically stopped.
To do this simply release the button.
7. The file size is about 980KB for the maximum movie playback time. The time can vary
from about 25 seconds to 30 seconds. The length of the movie relates to the image
information.
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ZOOM (2X) Screen Shot
The photo taken by 2X mode takes a shot of the middle section of the FAST
FLICKS normal picture size.
Timer
Aim the camera to where you want to shoot.
Press the Select button once to bring up the ‘Timer’ icon. Press the Shutter
button to activate the mode. The ‘Timer’ icon will flash and you will hear 10
beeps. After the 10th beep your photo will be taken.
We suggest you use a tripod to keep the camera in a fixed position.
• NTSC, PAL (TV system selection)
• Movie icon (Shows movie mode)
• FINE , NORM, ECON (Photo Quality)
• 2X (Zoom function for TV mode)
• MEM icon (blinks if the memory is full)
• Memory blocks (4 blocks show how much memory is left)
• Waste bin icon (If selected it will erase all photo’s, movies & settings in the camera)
• Timer icon (press select and the shutter button to select)
Blinking Busy or self timer is started (a beep is heard)
On
Ready to take a photo, or taking a movie.
Green LED indicator:
Status LCD display
Icons in the status LCD:
• Battery icon (2 Levels of power input)
• 3-digit 7 segment display (Counts Up from 0 to 999)
CD-ROM Software installation
Software: PC and Macintosh
System Requirements:
• Pentium 166MHz or higher
• Operation System: PC Win98, 98SE, 2000, NT; MAC OS 8.6, 9.0
• 64MB SDRAM minimum
• 300MB hard disk capacity
• With functional USB port
1. QuickTime 4.0
Plays movie files
2. Photo Printer Prints photos in simple steps
3. Photo Fantasy Role play program
4. Photo Studio Photo editing program
5. Camera Driver
USB hot plug driver
Waste Bin
Press the Mode button 3 times and the Waste bin icon will be displayed. Press
‘Select’ for the Delete All function. The Waste bin icon will flash for 10 seconds
while the delete is in process. Once this is done the screen will go back to
display 0.
Messages shown on the 7-segment display are as follows
q FEA
Camera mode selection: FINE,NORM, ECON, 2X, Movie
q bSY
Busy signal. Signals the camera is doing a task.
q PC
Signals the unit is connected to the PC via the USB cable.
Quality mode
Battery icon
Movie icon
NTSC, PAL icon
MEM icon
Timer icon
2X Zoom icon
Rubbish bin icon
3-digit 7 segment ion
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Install the QuickTime 4.0
™
QuickTime is a program, which allows you to view movie files. You may already
have this program or a newer or older version in which case it is not essential
to install this program.
A QuickTime folder is included in the software CD-ROM supplied.
1. To install double click on the Qt.exe file,
2. Follow the on screen instructions and agree to the license document. Once
the Svi_xxxx.mov file is clicked, it will automatically open QuickTime Player
and you will see the first frame of the movie file.
3. Click the Play icon to start.
Viewing images on your TV
PAL OR NTSC?
There are two main TV systems around the world (NTSC and PAL). NTSC is
mostly used in the USA and Japan. PAL is widely used throughout Europe and
the Far East. You can select either, depending on where you live and what type
of TV you have.
Changing the TV system
NTSC is the Default system for this camera. You can change to PAL system
by pressing the Mode button twice.
The NTSC icon is shown on the left-hand side of the screen. Press the ‘Select’
button once to toggle to PAL.
Press the Mode button until you see the photo counter or wait 5 seconds for
confirmation.
When you insert the TV cable jack to the camera, the TV system icon will be
displayed automatically.
Installing the Fast Flicks Digital Camera driver to PC
1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the PC. Driver
installation will happen automatically after the completion of the Arcsoft©
programs installation. Once all software is loaded close down your PC and
place the USB port in to the back of the PC and Reboot.
2. Open the Windows Explorer. You will find the driver in the ‘My Computer’
folder. Right click on the file to send the driver to the desktop as
a short cut.
Installing the My Camera driver to MAC
1. Insert the CD-ROM to the CD-ROM drive of the MAC unit.
2. Click on the CD-ROM icon on the desktop.
3. You will find the “FAST FLICK INSTALLER” driver.
4. Click on this driver to start installation.
5. After installation, you will find the ‘My Camera’ icon on the desktop. Plug
in the camera (after you have taken your photo’s) and click on this icon. It
will open the dialog panel with the image files.
6. Click on a specific file or select all images. It will ask you to save
the image one by one.
3. Connect the camera to PC the with the USB cord.
4. Turn the camera unit on and click on the driver icon on the desktop. The
PC will then read the image files. You can select images first then click the
right button of the mouse. Select Copy and go to another folder
in the hard drive.
5. Press Control V to paste the images to this folder. Then you can edit the
images using the Arcsoft© programs PhotoStudioTM or other
similar programs.
6. If the USB cord is not connected and the driver is clicked, it will try to
search for the COM port. Wait until it comes back then click ‘Confirm’ to
exit. Make sure you have put the batteries in before you do this so unit can
power up and connect to the PC.
You can select another folder instead of the ‘My Camera‘ folder (a window box
is shown to help you).
Downloading images to your Computer
Connect the PC/Mac to the camera unit by USB cable.
Firstly make sure the PC/Mac is installed with the Camera driver (When
installing the CD-ROM it will automatically install the driver to your computer).
Turn the Power On on the camera unit and you will see the status LCD screen
on. After connecting the USB cable, ‘PC’ is seen on the right corner of the
LCD.
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To check what TV system is currently set: Press the Mode button twice. You
can then view whether NTSC or PAL is set.
TV Mode: Change the camera internal settings
By connecting the video cable to the TV set you can change some settings on
the camera. (The TV must have a video-input port).
To install, power up the unit after connecting the stereo jack of the camera
to the RCA jack of the TV (Video input socket). You will see the menu on the
TV screen as illustrated below.
REVIEW
SLIDE SHOW
DELETE ALL
INFO
FORMAT FINE
LANG ENGLISH
TIMEOUT 60 SEC
RESTORE DEFAULTS
SAVE
MAIN MENU
REVIEW – Reviewing Pictures
1. Press the ‘Shutter’ button to choose the 1st picture to display on the TV
screen.
2. Press the Mode (Scroll) button to display the 2nd picture. Continue these
steps to skip through all the pictures that are currently saved on the camera.
3. Once the last picture is seen, the screen will show ‘Done’. Press the Mode
(Scroll button) again and it will skip to the 1st picture again and will continue
to review the pictures stored in the same order until the screen shows
‘Done’ again.
4. If you press the Shutter button when ‘Done’ is shown, the screen will jump
back to the main ‘Menu’ screen.
5. If a movie file is shown, you will see the first frame and the word "MOVIE".
(Unfortunately, you can not view your movies on the TV.)
6. If you press the Shutter button when a picture is displayed. You will see the
screen as illustrated below:
8. Press Mode button to choose OK. Press Shutter button to confirm. The
picture will then be deleted. After that, it will display the next photo.
SLIDE SHOW – (Display stored pictures one by one)
1. Press Mode button to choose SLIDE SHOW.
2. Press Shutter button to confirm.
3. The 1st photo is uploaded to the screen in appx. 4 seconds. It will display
the photo for 5 seconds.
4. The next photo is then automatically uploaded and the process is repeated
until all the pictures have been displayed.
7. Press the Shutter button to choose delete function. The screen will display
as below :
CONTINUE FILE
DELETE?
OK
|> CANCEL
FILE INFO
DELETE
|>DONE
34 KB
SVI_0001
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DELETE ALL – Delete all the pictures stored
1. Press Mode button and choose ‘DELETE ALL’
2. Press the Shutter button to confirm. You will see the screen below:
CONTINUE DELETE OF ALL IMAGES?
OK
|> CANCEL
3.Press Mode button to choose ‘OK’.
4.Press Shutter button to confirm.
The ‘Menu’ will be displayed as below:
MAIN MENU
|> INFO
FORMAT HIGH
LANG ENGLISH
TIMEOUT 60 SECONDS
RESOTRE DEFAULTS
SAVE
REVIEW
SLIDE SHOW
DELETE ALL
REVIEW
SLIDE SHOW
DELETE ALL
‘REVIEW’, ‘SLIDE SHOW’ & ‘DELETE ALL’ are all highlighted and the functions
become disabled. This is because there are no pictures or movie files in the
camera’s memory.
INFO – Information of internal memory
1. To access information about how much memory you have left in the camera
press ‘Mode’ button to choose ‘INFO’.
2. Press the Shutter button to confirm.
You will see the screen below. (The numeric values are just for reference.)
INFO
BATTERY FULL
VERSION X.XXX
MEMORY
USED 23KB
FREE 6077KB
SIZE 6100KB
|> DONE
This is the information you will see in the info section.
• BATTERY FULL no need to change battery
• VERY LOW need to change battery ASAP
• VERSION It is the firmware code number.
• MEMORY Total memory SIZE = USED + FREE
Press Shutter button to confirm ‘Done’. And the screen will go back to the
main menu.
FORMAT – Select the Fine, Normal and Economy, Zoom x2 or Movie.
1. Press Mode button to choose FORMAT. The default is set at ‘FINE’ quality
mode.
2. Press Shutter button to confirm change (The word ‘FINE’ is changed to
green)
• FORMAT FINE
3. Press the Mode button once, it will show NORMAL. Press the Shutter
button to confirm.
4. It will change from Normal back to white:
• FORMAT NORMAL.
5. Repeat above steps by pressing Shutter and then Mode button.
• FORMAT ECONOMY.
6. Press the Shutter button to confirm if you want to use the Economy mode
to save some of your Fast Flicks’ memory.
7. Repeat the above step by pressing the Shutter button, then the Mode
button. You will see…
• FORMAT Zoom x2.
8. Press the Shutter button to confirm if you want to use ‘2X mode’ to save
memory.
9. Repeat above step by pressing Shutter and then Mode button. You will
see…
• FORMAT Movie.
10.Press Shutter button to confirm if you want to use ‘Movie’ mode.
5. ‘Done’ is displayed at the end of the slide show.
[The sequence always starts from the lowest file number to
the highest.]
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LANG – Select English, Spanish, German, French or Japanese
1. Press Mode button to choose ‘LANG’. The default is ENGLISH.
2. Press Shutter button to confirm a change of language.
3. Press Mode button once to see the options of other languages. Once you
have made your choice press the Shutter button to confirm.
4. Select ‘SAVE’ to update the language.
TIMEOUT (STANDBY) – Select the ‘auto off’ timeout
1. Press Mode button to choose ‘TIMEOUT’.
2. Press Shutter button to confirm change of timeout.
3. Press Mode button to toggle between 5 different values of auto off time.
• 90 SEC,
• 60 SEC,
• 30 SEC,
• 15 SEC,
• NONE.
4. Press Shutter button to confirm after you have made your selection. NONE
means the camera will not turn off automatically.
We recommend you use timeout (default as 60 seconds) as it saves
battery life.
1. Press Mode button to choose ‘RESTORE DEFAULTS’.
2. Press Shutter button to confirm you want to reset to the camera back to
its ex-factory settings.
3. The 4 settings are preset as below.
• FORMAT FINE
• LANG ENGLISH
• TIMEOUT 60 SEC
• TV SYSTEM NTSC
SAVE – Save the settings you have changed.
If you have changed the settings in the TV screen, you need to select the
‘SAVE’ function and press the Shutter button to confirm. The settings will then
be saved in the camera.
Hardware:
1. Resolution 640x480 (VGA), 320x240 (QVGA),
2. Lens Plastic, two elements, F/3, 35mm(Equivalent)
3. Internal Memory 8MB SDRAM (~6MB for photo storage,
~2MB for operating buffer)
4. Number of Pictures >50 Fine, >80 Normal, >100 Economy or 2X
5. View Finder Yes. (Also a mirror in the front cabinet.)
6. Status LCD Yes.
7. Buzzer Yes.
8. LED One Green LED
9. Power Switch Yes.
10. Picture Retention By the main battery power.
11. Battery Power Alkaline AAA battery x 3 ( 4.5V)
12. Auto-Off 15s/30s/60s/90s/none
13. Upload speed <0.5 second per photo
14. TV video out NTSC or PAL selectable
15. White Balance Auto white balance & exposure
16. File format JPEG
17. Focusing range 0.6m to 10m (fixed focus lens)
18. Erase mode Delete all. (Delete any one by TV/PC mode)
19. Battery indication Two levels of indication
20. Operating conditions 0 ~ 40 degree C.
21. Dimension 120x63x32mm (HWD)
22. Net Weight 100g w/o battery
RESTORE DEFAULTS – Reset to the factory settings
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
File types and formats
Mode Resolution File Extension File Size
VGA 640x480 JPEG ~120KB(Fine)/~60KB(Norm)
QVGA 320x240 JPEG ~80KB(Econ)
2X(Digital) 320X240 JPEG ~45KB
Movie 160 x 120 MOV up to 980KB, 25~30s
Responsible Party in USA :
Legal Company Name: Timlex International Ltd.
Address: 8851 Bald Eagle Drive, Blaine, WA, USA. 98230.
Phone, Fax : 1-360-371-5008, 1-360-371-8509
Contact Person: Edward Pearson
FCC STATEMENT
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions :
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help.
CAUTION/DEFECT OR DAMAGE
If a part of your game is damaged or something has been left out, DO NOT RETURN THE GAME
TO THE STORE. The store doesn’t have replacement parts. Instead, write to us at:
TIGER ELECTRONIC TOYS REPAIR CENTER
980 Woodlands Parkway, Vernon Hills,
Illinois 60061, U.S.A.
In your note, mention the name of your game, your game’s model number, and tell us briefly what
the problem is. Also include sales slip, date, place of purchase and price paid.
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Clean only with a piece
of soft dry cloth.
High temperature will
destroy the unit.
Do not leave unit in
direct sunlight.
90-DAY LIMITED WARRANTY
Tiger Electronics (Tiger) warrants to the original consumer purchaser of this product that the
product will be free from defects in materials or workmanship for 90 days from the date of original
purchase. This warranty does not cover damages resulting from accident, negligence, improper
service or use or other causes not arising out of defects in materials or workmanship.
During this 90-day warranty period, the product will either be repaired or replaced (at Tiger’s
option) without charge to the purchaser, when returned with proof of the date of purchase to
either the dealer or to Tiger.
Product returned to Tiger without proof of the date of purchase or after the 90-day warranty
period has expired, but prior to one year from the original date of purchase, will be repaired or
replaced (at Tiger’s option) for a service fee of U.S.$40.00. Payments must be by check or money
order payable to Tiger Electronics.
The foregoing states the purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy for any breach of warranty with
respect to the product.
All product returned must be shipped prepaid and insured for loss or damage to:
Tiger Repair Department
1000 N. Butterfield Road, Unit 1023
Vernon Hills, IL 60061, USA.
The product should be carefully packed in the original box or other packing materials sufficient
to avoid damage during shipment. Include a complete written description of the defect, a check
if product is beyond the 90-day warranty period, and your printed name, address and telephone
number.
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ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM POSSESSION,
USE, OR MALFUNCTION OF THIS TIGER PRODUCT.
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TO ENSURE PROPER FUNCTION :
• Do not mix old and new batteries
• Do not mix alkaline, standard or rechargeable batteries
• Battery installation should be done by an adult
• Non-rechargeable batteries are not to be recharged
• Rechargeable batteries are to be removed from the toy before being charged (If removable)
• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged under adult supervision (If removable)
• Only batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended are to be used
• Batteries are to be inserted with the correct polarity
• Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the toy
• The supply terminals are not to be short circuited
• Do not dispose of batteries in fire, batteries may explode or leak.
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